Moroccans protest rising cost of living

[mister2002]

Moroccans protest rising cost of living
28/03/2007
A march against the rising cost of living, planned for March 25th in Casablanca, ran into determined opposition from security services.
By Hassan Benmehdi for Magharebia in Casablanca – 28/03/07


[Hassan Benmehdi] Demonstrators march in Casablanca on Sunday, March 25th
The atmosphere was tense in Casablanca on Sunday (March 25th) when demonstrators protesting the rising cost of living met with government security forces attempting to quell the unauthorized march. Ali Fkir, a member of the organising committee, said that the people were frustrated at every turn. "Casablanca was under tight control. All the avenues, streets and alleys were blocked by the forces of law and order. It was impossible to get to Place de la Résistance, where the march was due to start," he said.
Encircled by a security cordon, several hundred participants from all over Morocco demonstrated for one and a half hours. The sit-in came to an end after an address by Omar Baaziz, national socialist youth secretary for Annahj Addimocrati. On behalf of his organisation, he greeted the participants, protested the state's refusal to authorise the march and asked the crowd to disperse in a peaceful, orderly manner.
According to city authorities, the march was illegal. "The national march to protest the cost of living, planned for Sunday March 25th in Casablanca, was not authorised," said the governor of Casablanca.
The march's co-ordinators organized the event in order to "raise awareness about maintaining people’s purchasing power". One organizer, Ahmed Douraidi, from the Moroccan Human Rights Association (AMDH), said the main objective of the march was to encourage civil society to apply pressure to the government and certain businesses responsible for the price increases. "We’re looking for them to reverse these price hikes and to increase salaries," he declared to Magharebia, adding that "We know that we cannot negotiate on behalf of the unions, but…we hope to support them and prepare the ground for their negotiations and talks with the government."
According to the government's High Commission for Planning (HCP), the cost of living index (ICV) showed a fall of 0.1% over the month of February compared with the previous month. In a press release, the HCP stated that this change is the result of a 0.3% drop in the price index for food products and the stagnation of non-food prices.

Nonetheless, for over a year the Moroccan public has struggled with rising prices, which make managing daily affairs increasingly difficult. Mrs Saadia, a mother of five, makes no secret of her dissatisfaction. "The price rises have seen an unjustified boom, given that our purchasing power has not changed."

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Envoyé par mister2002 Moroccans protest rising cost of living 28/03/2007 A march against the rising cost of living, planned for March 25th in Casablanca, ran into determined opposition from security services. By Hassan Benmehdi for Magharebia in Casablanca – 28/03/07 [Hassan Benmehdi] Demonstrators march in Casablanca on Sunday, March 25th The atmosphere was tense in Casablanca on Sunday (March 25th) when demonstrators protesting the rising cost of living met with government security forces attempting to quell the unauthorized march. Ali Fkir, a member of the organising committee, said that the people were frustrated at every turn. "Casablanca was under tight control. All the avenues, streets and alleys were blocked by the forces of law and order. It was impossible to get to Place de la Résistance, where the march was due to start," he said. Encircled by a security cordon, several hundred participants from all over Morocco demonstrated for one and a half hours. The sit-in came to an end after an address by Omar Baaziz, national socialist youth secretary for Annahj Addimocrati. On behalf of his organisation, he greeted the participants, protested the state's refusal to authorise the march and asked the crowd to disperse in a peaceful, orderly manner. According to city authorities, the march was illegal. "The national march to protest the cost of living, planned for Sunday March 25th in Casablanca, was not authorised," said the governor of Casablanca. The march's co-ordinators organized the event in order to "raise awareness about maintaining people’s purchasing power". One organizer, Ahmed Douraidi, from the Moroccan Human Rights Association (AMDH), said the main objective of the march was to encourage civil society to apply pressure to the government and certain businesses responsible for the price increases. "We’re looking for them to reverse these price hikes and to increase salaries," he declared to Magharebia, adding that "We know that we cannot negotiate on behalf of the unions, but…we hope to support them and prepare the ground for their negotiations and talks with the government." According to the government's High Commission for Planning (HCP), the cost of living index (ICV) showed a fall of 0.1% over the month of February compared with the previous month. In a press release, the HCP stated that this change is the result of a 0.3% drop in the price index for food products and the stagnation of non-food prices. Nonetheless, for over a year the Moroccan public has struggled with rising prices, which make managing daily affairs increasingly difficult. Mrs Saadia, a mother of five, makes no secret of her dissatisfaction. "The price rises have seen an unjustified boom, given that our purchasing power has not changed."

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[akokik]

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[almond01]

Moroccans are good budget-handlers tho the costs are getting higher are higher.

[WinterKiss]

the rising cost of living is the drop that flowed the cup..morocco become like chessboard..players are thos sons on bitches( dsl pour le term).and citizens are (lbyade9) we are like tv to them they use thier remotcontroles to do what ever and none of us show any reaction.bez simply we are handfull of slaves and cowards ( involuntarily prisoners).you are thankfull for this thread but seems like you are pissing in the sand .there is an old quote says( alhour blghmza(wink) wl3ebd b debzza(fist))..so we need some dbezzz..
morocco is like"al-ghourbal" there is million holes to full up.

[almond01]

Morocco is the country of paradoxes. Low incomes and high prices. If this was happening in another developed country, you would see people going in march protests. On the contray, in Morocco needy people seem to be happy with this. Hence, you can not blame the government for giving rise to the living costs periodically simpy because they know people's will not react. Moroccans shall learn to express themselves freely eventho this may lead to the stick. I said this because changes do not come overnight in third-world countries.